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RADIATOR FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-4.1918.

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RADIATOR FOR AUTOMOBILES.

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CHARLES S. WERNER, OF BUTTE, MONTANA.

RADIATOR FOE AUTOMOBILES.

To all whom it may amwern Be it known that I, CHARLES S. WERNER ofButte; in the county of Silverbow and state of Montana, have inventedcertain 'enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same.

This invention relates to an improvement in radiators for automobiles.

The invention consists of fluted expansible tubes connected to theheaders of a radiator, and to one of the tubes is attached a heater forheating and causing the circulation of the water in the system toeliminate the possibility of freezing. The heater is located in front ofthe tubes and is concealed from view by a perforated shutter which islocated in front of the radiator and supported by the casing of theradiator.

The invention consists of certain novel features of construction andcombinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view;

Fig. 2 is a similar view at right angles to Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a view in front elevation; and

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on line 44, Fig. 1.

In the drawings, 1 represents the upper header and 2 the lower headerwhich are connected together by tubes 3. The tubes 3 are constructed ofa plurality of vertical tubular portions with flat portions intermediatethe tubular portions, and in a manner to allow them to expand andcontract, due to overheating or freezing.

Supported on the lower header 2 is an alcohol lamp 4, extending entirelyacross the front of the radiator. A lip 5 on the lamp extends through aslot 6 formed in a flange 7 extending outwardly from the header 2, and asimilar flange 8 is located beneath the lamp for supporting it inposition.

A tubular housing 9 is slidably mounted on one of tubes 3 and is locatedover the burner of the lamp 4. An opening 10 is formed in the housing 9whereby the burner may be lighted, and a sliding door 11 is provided onthe housing for closing the opening.

Within the housing 9 is a heating drum or pan-like member 12 which isattached in Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 22, 1921.

Application filed September 4, 1918. Serial No. 252,565.

uxtaposition to one of the tubes at the front of the radiator, and whichtube I have designated 3, the point of attachment forming an inlet tothe pan, outlet therefrom being through the top of the pan by way of apipe or tube 13 which leads to the upper portlon of the tube 3. It willbe seen that the pan-like member presents an extended surface over whichthe circulating water is spread which insures maximum heating efii-(216110): The tube 3 has a lower extension 14 whlch projects well intothe header 2 so that the water near the bottom thereof may be drawn ortaken into the drum and heated and then discharged through the tube 13to the tube 3 and upper header 1. In this manner, the water is kept incirculation throughout the system when the engine is not running, andthe water is taken from the lower header at a point where there is thegreatest liability of freezing.

A casing or jacket 15 is adapted to be removably fitted over the headersand tubes, and is secured to the sub-frame 16 of the automobile by bolts17, 17.

The casing 15 is provided along its forward edges with suitable guides18 for the reception of flanges 19 of a protector or shutter 20 which isremovably fitted to the casing. The shutter or protector is providedwith a plurality of openings or perforations 21, 21 for the admission ofair to the tubes for the purpose of cooling.

A slide or damper 22 is mounted on the inner side of the protector orshutter and is provided with openings 23 adapted to register with theopenings of the protector or shutter. A knob 24 is connected to thedamper 22 and extends through the protector or shutter so that thedamper may be operated for closing the openings of the shutter or forregulating the amount of air to be admitted to the tubes for the purposeof cooling. When the damper 22 is in closed position the cold air isshut off from the tubes and the Water can be heated by the heating meansif desired, should the temperature be such that it is necessary to useit.

In extreme Warm weather the shutter may be removed and thereby providean unobstructed path for the air to circulate about the tubes forcooling them.

The shutter is preferably semi-circular in cross-section, therebyaffording ample space for the heater.

The filling tube 25 of the header 1 is pro- I downwardly, after beingdischarged from the exhaust pipe 26, from one chamber and beneath thepartition before entering the other chamber. The steam is conducted fromthe last mentioned chamber by a pipe 29 which extends downwardly andbelow the radiator.

As the steamventersthe trap and passes from one chamber to the other,any water of condensation will collect in the bottom of the trap 27. Anopening 30 formed in the outwardly extending portion of the pipe 26allows the water to be returned to the radiator through the pipe 26.

I claim as my invention:

'1. A radiator having, an upper and a lower header, a plurality of tubesconnecting said headers, a pan like member in juxtaposition to saidtubes having an inlet connection with one of said tubes and an outletconnection near the upper end of one of said tubes, and a heatingelement beneath said pan like member to heat the water thereby causingits circulation.

2. An automobile having, in combination, a radiator comprisin an upperand lower header, a plurality of tubes connecting said headers, one ofsaid tubes extending into the lower header, a pan like member having aninlet connection with said tube and an outlet connection near the upperend of one specification.

CHARLES S. WERNER Witnesses:

FRANK THWIERGE, ANNA SPEGAR.

